Planetary hours
in Kanpur.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Thursday, 22 April 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:39 – 06:43
- 2♂︎ Mars06:43 – 07:48
- 3☉︎ Sun07:48 – 08:53
- 4♀︎ Venus08:53 – 09:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:57 – 11:02
- 6☽︎ Moon11:02 – 12:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:07 – 13:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:12 – 14:16
- 9♂︎ Mars14:16 – 15:21
- 10☉︎ Sun15:21 – 16:26
- 11♀︎ Venus16:26 – 17:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:31 – 18:35
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:35 – 19:30
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:30 – 20:26
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:26 – 21:21
- 4♂︎ Mars21:21 – 22:16
- 5☉︎ Sun22:16 – 23:11
- 6♀︎ Venus23:11 – 00:06
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:06 – 01:02
- 8☽︎ Moon01:02 – 01:57
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:57 – 02:52
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:52 – 03:47
- 11♂︎ Mars03:47 – 04:42
- 12☉︎ Sun04:42 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kanpur?
On Thursday, 22 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 12h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:39 to 06:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.